A decade ago I was moderately surprised to find that companies like Sony were showing off portable music players at CES, because I figured most people had moved on to using smartphones to listen to ...

For someone whose portable listening career began with MP3 players, sitting and watching that cassette rewind felt like an eternity. Still, I soon began to appreciate the therapeutic whirring sound, ...

CDs and records are making a comeback, but cassettes are an underrated option that combines the portability of CDs with the analog nature of vinyl.

Hybrid Tube/Solid State Shanling EC Zero T Portable CD Player. Forte Distribution, a distributor of audio and audiophile music products, recently announced that the Shanling EC Zero T portable hybrid ...

The Maxell MXCP-P100 is a portable music player that mixes old-school and modern features. Like any good modern device, it has a built-in rechargeable battery and a USB Type-C port for charging. And ...

Rick Warren is a Senior Features Editor from the United States. He is a lifelong gamer and comics fan who loves writing about everything in nerd culture, and absolutely adores Trophy hunting on PSN.

Tangara, a new portable music player that sports serious iPod Classic vibes, totally eclipsed its initial crowd-funding goal as of Monday. So the open-source iPod alternative could become a reality.

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Guess who’s back, back again? This Astell & Kern deal, tell a friend. While you might be able to do without Eminem’s Without Me, rest assured, if you’re looking for a high-resolution portable audio ...

The PC maker releases its first portable music player as it continues its expansion into the realm of consumer electronics. Michael Kanellos is editor at large at CNET News.com, where he covers ...

Apple hasn’t sold an iPod in years. In 2017, it stopped selling the iPod Nano and Shuffle. The iPod Touch, the last of its dedicated portable music players, was officially discontinued in 2022. If you ...

A recent Wall Street Journal feature touted new interest in CDs and portable players among young people. The trend is largely explained as an embrace of less-complicated tech that’s also fueling a ...